INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN Iran has made a substantial development in its area program with the successful deployment and screening of the Saman-1 orbital
transfer block, a specialized element developed to move satellites between different orbits.Head of the Iranian Space Agency Hassan Salarieh
revealed the news on Sunday.The Saman-1 block was introduced throughout the 8th mission of the Simorgh rocket, Irans primary space launch
It accomplished an elliptical orbitwith an apogee(the point in the orbit farthest from Earth) of roughly 410 kilometers and a perigee(the
point in the orbit closest to Earth) of 300 kilometers
We established reliable communication with the block simply hours after its positioning into orbit, Salarieh validated on Sunday.The head
of the space agency detailed that the Saman-1 went through extensive testing, consisting of assessments of orbital communicationsand
attitude control, which is the ability to manage the orientation and position of the block in space
The block passed through Iranian airspace a number of times, maintaining regular communications and screening different subsystems, he
explained.The communication systems efficiency in the UV bandwas examined, with successful telecommandsand telemetry datareceived.The blocks
cold gas propulsion system for mindset control performed well, together with status decision sub-systemswhich determine the blocks position
After separation from the launcher, we successfully managed the preliminary spin, bringing the angular velocityclose to absolutely no,
Salarieh noted.Further tests included thermal balance maneuvers for temperature level stability, and the operation of onboard computers was
verified.A notable accomplishment was the soft separation of a dummy satellite and a mass model, kept track of by onboard cams to assess
separation quality at the elliptical orbit.Salarieh pointed out that the main engines activation chainwas tested multiple times, noting the
solid-fuel thrusters worked well, offering the necessary dynamic balancefor the primary engine ignition.
